The Social Media Platform for Schools




        “At the forefront o
                            f education
        social networks”
        The Guardian                      BETT 2012 ICT
                                          Company of the y
                                                           ea   r
The	
  leading	
  safe	
  
                                         social	
  learning	
  
                                         pla1orm	
  

                                         A	
  fun	
  way	
  to	
  
                                         engage	
  children	
  &	
  
                                         teachers	
  with	
  
                                         video,	
  blogging	
  &	
  
                                         digital	
  badges	
  


Makewaves homepage screenshot Oct 2012
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Mobile	
  App	
  

Publish	
  
video,	
  audio,	
  
photos	
  and	
  
blogs	
  from	
  
anywhere	
  	
  

Broadcast	
  
stories	
  to	
  
users	
  
Project	
  partners	
  


          Schools	
  200	
                        Schools	
  87	
                  Media	
  stories	
  3,017	
  
          Page	
  views	
  17,500	
               Page	
  views	
  20,129	
        Page	
  views	
  23,609	
  
          Unique	
  visits	
  10,000	
            Unique	
  visits	
  11,408	
     Unique	
  visits	
  13,435	
  




Some	
  Other	
  Partners	
  
Example	
  partner	
  
page	
  




     Schools	
  200	
  
     Page	
  views	
  17,500	
  
     Unique	
  visits	
  10,000	
  
What	
  our	
  partners	
  say…	
  

“Makewaves	
  helped	
  us	
  connect	
  with	
  young	
  people	
  in	
  an	
  
innovaDve	
  way.	
  	
  Students	
  could	
  easily	
  access	
  our	
  
resources	
  through	
  Makewaves	
  and	
  they	
  produced	
  some	
  
really	
  creaDve	
  work	
  in	
  response	
  	
  -­‐	
  it	
  was	
  really	
  useful	
  to	
  
be	
  able	
  to	
  showcase	
  students	
  work	
  and	
  engage	
  a	
  much	
  
wider	
  community	
  in	
  the	
  campaign”.	
  
Nadia	
  Robinson	
  -­‐	
  Schools	
  and	
  community	
  educaMon	
  -­‐	
  
BriMsh	
  Red	
  Cross	
  
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Impact	
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            r	
  Metrop      oli     tan	
  Universit
  —Mancheste
MulD-­‐award	
  winning	
  project	
  design,	
  
  facilitaDon	
  &	
  school	
  resources	
  
Example	
  Project:	
  	
  
Safe	
  –	
  the	
  cerMcate	
  in	
  
safe	
  social	
  networking	
  

PracDcal	
  acDviDes	
  to	
  
teach	
  children	
  the	
  skills	
  
they	
  need	
  to	
  stay	
  safe	
  
whilst	
  using	
  social	
  
media	
  

Over	
  1,500	
  primary	
  
schools	
  reached	
  

InnovaDve	
  delivery	
  
using	
  mulD-­‐award	
  
winning	
  Makewaves	
  
pla^orm	
  	
  
Cliff	
  Manning	
             Tim	
  Riches	
  
cliff.manning@makewav.es	
     Tim.riches@digitalme.co.uk	
  

@cliffmanning	
  	
            @digitalme	
  
www.makewav.es	
              www.digitalme.co.uk	
  

Makewaves & digital me partner introduction

  • 1.
    The Social MediaPlatform for Schools “At the forefront o f education social networks” The Guardian BETT 2012 ICT Company of the y ea r
  • 2.
    The  leading  safe   social  learning   pla1orm   A  fun  way  to   engage  children  &   teachers  with   video,  blogging  &   digital  badges   Makewaves homepage screenshot Oct 2012
  • 3.
    Mon thly •  6 9 Usag ts 4,464 e* V ital sta •  1 0 View s ls 8,000 3,50 0 Schoo •  8:2 Vi s i t o ts Studen 0 On rs 60,000 * Jan 2013 Site eachers 9,000 T
  • 4.
    Mobile  App   Publish   video,  audio,   photos  and   blogs  from   anywhere     Broadcast   stories  to   users  
  • 5.
    Project  partners   Schools  200   Schools  87   Media  stories  3,017   Page  views  17,500   Page  views  20,129   Page  views  23,609   Unique  visits  10,000   Unique  visits  11,408   Unique  visits  13,435   Some  Other  Partners  
  • 6.
    Example  partner   page   Schools  200   Page  views  17,500   Unique  visits  10,000  
  • 7.
    What  our  partners  say…   “Makewaves  helped  us  connect  with  young  people  in  an   innovaDve  way.    Students  could  easily  access  our   resources  through  Makewaves  and  they  produced  some   really  creaDve  work  in  response    -­‐  it  was  really  useful  to   be  able  to  showcase  students  work  and  engage  a  much   wider  community  in  the  campaign”.   Nadia  Robinson  -­‐  Schools  and  community  educaMon  -­‐   BriMsh  Red  Cross  
  • 8.
    Makew learni aves has tr ng in o a ur sch nsformed ool. Aime e Bar ton, T e ache Prima r Bedford r y Sc hool I also Throu l g becau ove Makew photo h the APP s storie se you can aves online , video, in I can get s fo video and blog make use Tw in an insta rmation s s n amaz if you hav and add this e itter to pu t then ing M ven b e akew the efore blicise aves a the le pp. been sson an inc Sent redib from ly pos Pupil itive s iPo d Anna Direc Gower Monk tor of Lea Paren ’s Wa r lk Schning Comm t ool unity
  • 9.
    Impact  on  Young  People   “73%  w maki ere  beKe —Bra ng  and   r  at  d ecisio re  Univ sponsi dford bility n   ly   reat ir  life”   ersity  Rese ”    g arc h   fid ence  of  the ts ’  con  aspects Dcipan  other 08   “Par ved  in uaDon  20 o impr S  Ev al COM —ED t  that    benefit  from  the  fac “ParDc ipants  clearly at  whilst   “Pupils  take  m uch  pride  and st  into  an  arena  th responsibility  also   they  are  thru comfort    in  undertakin es  them   out  of  their   —OFSTED     g  this  task.”     exciDng,  tak zones”   y  report   r  Metrop oli tan  Universit —Mancheste
  • 10.
    MulD-­‐award  winning  project  design,   facilitaDon  &  school  resources  
  • 11.
    Example  Project:     Safe  –  the  cerMficate  in   safe  social  networking   PracDcal  acDviDes  to   teach  children  the  skills   they  need  to  stay  safe   whilst  using  social   media   Over  1,500  primary   schools  reached   InnovaDve  delivery   using  mulD-­‐award   winning  Makewaves   pla^orm    
  • 12.
    Cliff  Manning   Tim  Riches   cliff.manning@makewav.es   Tim.riches@digitalme.co.uk   @cliffmanning     @digitalme   www.makewav.es   www.digitalme.co.uk Â